Cameron of Erracht appropriateness

**Jock Scot** · 25th February 13, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Trews Jock TREWS? Whatever is the world coming too?

you will be telling me next that we have lost the Colonies.

You have obviously not met the Achnacarry midge!---------------------and its, er well, numerous cousins!

**Grizzly** · 25th February 13, 02:22 PM

Luckily not. I always time my visits at low midge season. Although last time I was up was late August and didn't come across one. Guess I was very lucky.

**Jock Scot** · 25th February 13, 03:01 PM

Thinking about this, whilst my temperature is somewhere near normal, I have flu at present, as Lochiel served in the Camerons( if my memory serves correctly) so wearing the Cameron of Erracht tartan would be a natural choice for him, so he just might take a dim view of someone who did not serve in the Regiment wearing the tartan? I know not.

**Grizzly** · 25th February 13, 03:58 PM

I don't think so Jock, Lochiel was present when McLean of Dochgarroch stated that it was acceptable to wear Cameron of Erracht and also Duncan Cameron, Clan Cameron commissioner wears it without reproach. However what is in Lochiels mind we will never know unless he makes a contradictory statement.

Perhaps, if the opportunity arises at your next shoot, you might pose the question. If you do I will make sure the Test is full of salmon for your next visit.

**TheOfficialBren** · 25th February 13, 08:27 PM

Simon, thank you for posing the question to Lochiel.

Officially unifficial or unofficially official. Classic.

I will have to give this one some more thought.

**ThistleDown** · 25th February 13, 09:10 PM

To back up what Grizzly said: The Very Rev Alan Maclean of Dochgarroch is the son of the late Loraine Murray (Calvert) Maclean of Dochgarroch, who was the great, great, great grand-daughter of Sir Alan Cameron of Erracht. She was president of the Inverness Field Club, the first female president in its 150+ years, I believe. She was author of -- among other writings --'Ìndomitable Colonel', the biography of her ancestor, the sole founder and first Colonel of the 79th, the Cameron Highlanders.

It is, of course, Lochiel who declares which tartans are acceptable to him as the Cameron chief and not a Maclean or a Cameron commissioner, but I strongly suspect that Dochgarroch will have had his agreement prior to making that statement. Mind you, I would like to see it in writing by Lochiel somewhere

**Grizzly** · 25th February 13, 11:04 PM

Rex thank you very much for the background info, I did not know of quite where McLean of Dochgarroch fit into the picture.

Maybe I have sparked a little thought in Duncan Cameron's mind to raise the question with Lochiel at some point, but I won't hold my breath.